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Such a positive result. im back to working hard. ive honestly never felt this great. i believe the future of immunotherapy at ctca is very bright. the evolution of cancer care is here. learn more at cancercenter.com appointments available now. president trump insists this temporary travel ban is needed to establish new vetting measures to keep out terror. what more can we do, what do we do? already the united states requires refugees to do a lot. they must submit an application, they have to g...

No news to back up these claims of widespread voter fraud anywhere in america. >> the white house is talking about alternative facts or misinformation pore frankly unverifiable claims. all in an attempt it seems to essentially apeets the boss. >> either the president believes something that is false or he doesnt believe it or is using this to explain why he did not win the popular vote. either way, the president is spreading a falsehood. howie: should the meade why be calling the president a lia...

Affected by the new ban. this is why fact free debates are such a problem. many conservative websites and some talk show hosts on fox news are invested in a narrative about brown skin boogey man. they imply refugees are coming to america to kill and the obama administration left the door wide open. thats bs. log onto state.gov for yourself. look for the page titled facts and myths about refugees. oh, wait, its gone. you can see right there the state department fact sheet was deleted a few days a...

Have marines, they have aid workers like myself. they have state department officials vouching for their service. you dont get to ride around in humvees with marines, unless youve been vetted. so when i hear president trump talk about how there hasnt been any vetting before, i dont know what world hes living in. >> kirk, so that our viewers can understand, im going to ask my team to bring up on the screen just some examples of how this vetting process works. right? you talk about iraqis who have...

Will have to undergo in-person interviews in order to renew nene them. the average refugee application takes 18 to 24 months to process. the syrian a aptplications can take longer. the applications are screened by several government agencies, the state department, the fbi and the department of homeland security. homeland security conducts a detailed analysis and then buy graphic security checks are carried out. 12,000 syrian refugee were admit to the united states in 2016. lets get the view fr...

Include special immigrant visa holders who go through a similar process and similar security checks but who have actually served the united states government in iraq. so about two years would be common. >> at any one time, how many do we have, those who are in the process of determining whether or not they will get refugee status in this country before they actually get the official legal papers? >> thats a little hard to say. we dont know exactly how many are in the pipeline at any given moment...

Thousands that are mid-process. >> thats correct. those people will continue to live in limbo. the executive order says there is a hold of at least 120 days. the reality is the security checks, the medical checks that people go through, they will have to be started over after processing starts up again. so the ban in reality is going to be much longer than that. many of these people are living in danger, many of them are living in countries where they are not authorized to work so they are livin...

Vulnerable individuals who have gotten multiple interviews, multiple security checks. it is not an easy process. its not taken lightly to come here to the united states. to be unlawfully detained here at the airport after determining that theyre vulnerable is really disgraceful. in terms of it happened to them, were filing this lawsuit to obtain their release and we are fighting very hard to make sure that they are not deported back to their countries where they could be killed. it is a violatio...

Their allowances to come and go, particularly as it relates to this trip entering the u.s. at jfk? >> they actually -- both individuals who have been targeted because of their u.s. affiliation, so our special immigrant visa applicant worked on behalf of the united states. he was an interpetter and he was an engineer. they determined that he was facing serious threats that were ongoing because of his service to the united states. thats how he was able to be given this visa after going through all...

Center for migration studies of new york, he joins us on the set. kevin, its good to see you tonight. the kind of core question around the entire refugee issue is why does bringing in refugees from places like syria and a fit american citizens? whats in it for americans? >> first of all, it is soft power. we are able to help other countries who share the burden of the refugees. in that way, they are able to negotiate other issues with th them. if they are in our vital interests. it is also a hum...